Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has finally named Alexandre
Lacazette as the club’s captain for the remainder of the season.
Arteta confirmed this during his pre-match press conference
ahead of Arsenal’s away Premier League tie with Wolves on Thursday night.
Arsenal have been without a permanent captain since
Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was stripped of the skipper armband last year due to
a disciplinary breach.
Aubamayang eventually left Arsenal in the January transfer
window to join LaLiga giants Barcelona.
However, Lacazette, who has been handed the captain armband
on a number of occasions since Aubamayang’s departure, has now been handed the
role permanently for the remainder of the campaign.
“We have some exceptional senior players that are really
helping. Why the young players are doing so well is because they have the
senior players next to them giving the example,” Arteta said when asked if
Arsenal needed a strong captain to lead their young squad.
“The togetherness and the chemistry that I saw in the last
two weeks, a little bit out of the competition, we haven’t had time since I’ve
been here because of Covid, two years without pre-season, without having time
to spend together, it’s the thing probably that I’m most proud of and not only
around the players but the staff and the real chemistry that is there.
“That is something that is going to stay here.”
Asked whether Lacazette will be captain until the end of the
season, Arteta said: “Laca is the captain at the moment, yes.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com